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Definition of Pull-in
1. Noun. A roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers.
Generic synonyms: Cafe, Coffee Bar, Coffee Shop, Coffeehouse
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Pull-in
1. Noun. (British) A rest stop; a place at the side of a road where drivers can rest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pull-in
Literary usage of Pull-in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness (1873)
"I pull in resolution, and begin To doubt the equivocation of the fiend That lies
like truth: ' Fear not, till Birnam wood Do come to Dunsinane;' and now ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1920)
"(2—3+) "Little pull in wrist with the first. The pull a little greater in the
... Pull in wrist as if the thing reached out longer and gave more pull in ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"FD Newbury: It is decidedly more difficult to get high starting torque at pull-in,
as expressed in percentage of motor output, with the larger number of ..."
4. Belt Conveyors and Belt Elevators by Frederic Valerius Hetzel (1922)
"Calculate the pull in the return belt at the top pulley from Column 3, Table 57,
add to it the tension applied to the return belt by the take-ups and call ..."
5. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"besides having THE PULL in their favour, in opening the charge, and colouring it
as they think proper. ... ,855. ..."
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